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RedHanded

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RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, plug in, sit back and prepare for scares.

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Bonus - Patreon Round-Up: June 2022

Hello beautiful listeners! Have you been considering becoming an official Spooky Bitch and joining RedHanded's Patreon? Well, here's a tasty sample of just some of the content from the past month that your ear-holes have been missing out on. In this month's Patreon Round-Up we bring you clips from our weekly Patreon show, Under the Duvet, and a snippet from this month's bonus episode: Martin MacNeill: Botox in the Bathtub... If you like what you hear, head on over to Patreon.com/RedHanded for al...

Jul 01, 202230 minEp. 51

Episode 252 - The Murder of Sophie Lionnet: Boyzone, Babies & Broken Bones

Boyzone obsessions and black magic paedophile rings consumed the mind of Sabrina Koudier. And her neighbours turned a blind eye to the strange woman's violent outbursts and vile treatment of her au pair. It wasn't their place to get involved. But even the well-to-do residents of Southfields couldn't ignore a billowing plume of black smoke and the unmistakable smell of burning hair and flesh. Click here to vote for RedHanded in the British Podcast Awards Listeners' Choice Award! >>> The ...

Jun 30, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 252

Episode 251 - Andrei Chikatilo: Doomed from the Womb - Part 2

With nothing but a vague suspect profile to go on, and with mutilated bodies piling up around the USSR, Soviet police were battling to bring the Rostov Ripper's reign of terror to an end. All the while Andre Chikatilo tore through his victims, constantly changing who he went after. The police were stumped. But with a dogged detective hot on his tail, Chikatilo made a costly mistake. In this second and final instalment of the story of Andrei Chikatilo, we take you through the events that led to h...

Jun 23, 202252 minEp. 251

Episode 250 - Andrei Chikatilo: Impotent Rage - Part 1

For over thirty years, Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo eluded law enforcement as he slaughtered more than 50 women and children across the USSR. In the first of this two-part episode, we take you through Chikatilo’s early years, the horrors he lived through in Nazi-occupied Ukraine, and how the surrounding chaos turned him into one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Classic merch is out now: redhandedshop.com Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Orde...

Jun 16, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 250

Episode 249 - The Amityville Horror | RedHanded LIVE

Join Hannah and Suruthi live on stage at a packed out Islington Assembly Hall as they describe the demonic possessions, bouncing beds, ghostly green goo and red-eyed pig-monsters linked to 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. The six brutal murders and explosive demonic haunting depicted in ‘The Amityville Horror’ are now a part of horror folklore. But what really happened? Did something malignant take over in that three-storey Dutch-colonial house on the south shore of Long Island? This ep...

Jun 09, 20222 hr 31 minEp. 249

Bonus - Patreon Round-Up: May 2022

It's that time of year again! We've cranked the discount slider on Patreon as far as it will go! For the next 7 days (until June 15th) you can get 12 months of amazing Patreon content for the price of 10!! That's eight Under the Duvets, two episodes of In the News, and two full-length bonus episodes FOR FREE!!! All you need to do is head on over to patreon.com/redhanded and sign up for an ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP before Midnight on June 15th. Not sure what to expect from our Patreon? Why not listen to ...

Jun 07, 202238 minEp. 50

Episode 248 - R Kelly: The Pied Piper of R&B

In 2021, a 51-year-old man referred to as “Daddy” by the followers of his alleged sex cult, was found guilty of 8 counts of sex trafficking. Breaking any of Daddy’s rules would result in brutal punishment; including beatings, solitary confinement, and starvation. “Daddy” kept his victims – most of them teenagers – locked up in his mansion. And all the while, he was topping music charts across the world with his era-defining R&B hits… This is the story of the rise and fall of Robert Sylvester...

Jun 02, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 248

Episode 247 – The 2017 Manchester Bombing

On 22 May 2017, as Ariana Grande hit the high notes of her final song to a sold-out Manchester Arena, Salman Abedi hit the button on a homemade bomb. The resulting explosion killed Abedi and 22 other innocent people, and left over 1,000 more injured. The country mourned, millions of pounds were raised, and we all promised not to let hate win. But as the dust settled, a worrying question started being asked: how did a known terrorist sympathiser who had fought alongside an ISIL militia slip throu...

May 26, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 247

Episode 246 - The Osage Reign of Terror

Cowboys, private eyes, poisonings, bomb plots, shootings, and the birth of the FBI. This is the story of how in the 1920s, one Native American tribe became the richest human beings per capita in the world and the diabolical conspiracy that led to hundreds of their people being murdered in cold blood. Classic merch is out now: redhandedshop.com Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Order a copy of the book here (UK, ...

May 19, 202252 minEp. 246

Episode 245 - ‘The Satanic Verses’: Fatwas & Faux Pas

If the contents of a 546-page book can get one man murdered, two more seriously injured and its author forced into hiding for nine years, you can be confident of its subject: religion. But despite its reputation, ‘The Satanic Verses’ isn’t a page-by-page deconstruction of Islam. It’s a work of fiction; one that prompted the leader of Iran to call for a worldwide manhunt of anyone involved in its publication. So how did one man’s literary skill get another man literally killed? Classic merch is o...

May 12, 20221 hr 17 minEp. 245

Episode 244 - The Van Breda Family Axe Murders

When police rushed to respond to a triple murder in one of South Africa’s most exclusive gated communities, it seemed as though Henri van Breda had had a lucky escape. They found him standing on his family lawn, dead-eyed and covered in blood and urine. According to the neighbours, he had been eerily waving to them while he waited for the police. All understandable, when three of your loved ones have been hacked to death by an axe-wielding maniac. But as police dug further into the burglary-turn...

May 05, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 244

Episode 243 - The Sackler Family: An American Cartel

What if we told you that there was a family out there, who are still free to this day, whose actions are responsible for over half a million American deaths over the past 22 years? We are, of course, talking about infamous scumbags the Sackler family, whose greed unleashed a plague on the people of North America. Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 28, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 243

Episode 242 - Tonya Harding: Cold as Ice

What would you do if you put in all the hard work, pushing yourself to the pinnacle of your sport, and you still didn’t get the recognition you deserved? Would you give up? Would you take matters into your own hands and get a bitch kneecapped as she walked back to her changing room? Or would your ex-husband do it and throw you under the bus? Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS7023l3QBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZs1o_e6hI https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08yrl5s/storyville-p...

Apr 21, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 242

Episode 241 - Mel Ignatow: Karma's Glass Table

When pulling up the carpets in your new dream home, you'll probably be hoping to find beautiful shiny hardwood floors. What you won't be hoping to find, however, is the former homeowner's secret stash spot of camera rolls. Especially when the said former homeowner was a sexual sadist who'd just been acquitted of murdering his girlfriend. As for what was on those camera rolls... well, you'll just have to press play to find out... Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Ca...

Apr 14, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 241

Bonus - Patreon Round-Up: March 2022

What do Will Smith, Sherri Papini, and an antarctic research station have in common? They all featured in this month's Patreon round-up, where we take some of the best bits from our month on Patreon and give you lot a cheeky taster! Have a listen on the RedHanded feed anywhere you listen to podcasts, and if you like what you hear consider becoming a patron of RedHanded. If you do decide to take the plunge you'll have access to a whole host of bonus content (depending on your tier) including Unde...

Apr 12, 202242 minEp. 49

Episode 240 - Kim Jong Nam: Prank Show Assassination

On the 13th of February 2017, two young women - believing that they were taking part in a bizarre Japanese game show - smeared baby oil across the face of a stranger at Kuala Lumpur Airport in Malaysia. The truth, however, was that there was no Japanese game show; the baby oil wasn't baby oil; and these two women had just unknowingly assassinated the estranged half-brother of North Korea's one and only, Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un. Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US &...

Apr 07, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 240

Episode 239 - The D.C. Snipers

In the space of 3 weeks in October 2002, Washington D.C was terrorised by a pair of spree killers carrying out a spate of deadly sniper-style attacks. They killed 10 people and injured 3 others. Their choice of victims was shockingly random; they crossed racial, gender, age and socioeconomic lines - ensuring that everyone was absolutely terrified. And when the pair were finally apprehended, authorities realised that they had been wrong about almost everything from motive to profile… Check us out...

Mar 31, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 239

Episode 238 - The Satanic Panic: QAnon and the Case of Matthew Taylor Coleman

What could drag a seemingly normal man, from being a fun-loving Christian surf instructor to killing his own children in fear of their "serpent DNA"? In part two of our deep-dive into the evolution of the Satanic Panic, we talk bout how anonymous messages left on 4chan became a global cult and started a chain of events that has led to real-world violence including the 2021 Capitol riots, and the deaths of two children. It's time to talk QAnon… May 27th London Live Show Tickets: Tickets through D...

Mar 24, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 238

Episode 237 - The Satanic Panic: The Murder of Betty Ann Sullivan - Part 1

When Betty Anne Sullivan’s body was found - with her face carved up and eyes missing, lying in a burning house filled with books on the occult - the police of Jefferson Township knew this would be a case that would change everything. And the unbelievably gruesome discovery made the next day, left the people of America shaken to their Christian cores… Sources: redhandedpodcast.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Mar 17, 20222 hr 32 minEp. 237

Episode 236 - The Kerry Babies

On the 14th of April 1984, the body of a baby boy was found on Cahersiveen Beach, County Kerry in Ireland. The baby had been stabbed 28 times and its neck was broken. The Garda quickly found a suspect; Joanne Hayes. And soon, this police investigation became a medieval witch hunt and a dissection of motherhood itself. May 27th London Live Show Tickets: Tickets through DICE! Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Orde...

Mar 10, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 236

Bonus - Patreon Round-Up: February 2022

Are you the try before you buy kind Spooky Bitch? Well great! Because here's a big old taster of everything we did on Patreon last month! We've got a clip from our casual catch up show Under the Duvet, a snippet from our topical crime news show In the News, and a tasty morsel of this month's bonus episode of RedHanded all about hybristophilia. If you like it (which you will...) you can head on over to patreon.com/redhanded today and sign up to a tier of your choice to access a whole load of juic...

Mar 04, 202238 minEp. 48

Episode 235 - Breck Bednar: Playing Games

Every parent's worst fear is that their child is taken away from them. Some imagine that if they relax for a second their child could be snatched from their grasp. But what if you did everything right? What if you identified the danger? What if you told the police? What if your child was tricked and manipulated right in front of your eyes? That is the living hell experienced by Lorin LaFave and Barry Bednar, and that is the story of Breck Bednar and Lewis Daynes. Get the audiobook here! May 27th...

Mar 03, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 235

Bonus - Devils in The Dark: Ed Gein, The Butcher of Plainfield

From Audioboom Studios, it's a brand new podcast from Helen Anderson. Alongside her hilarious best friend Danni Howard they'll be exploring some of the wildest, most gruesome and totally shocking killers the world has ever seen. You'll hear from psychologists and criminal experts whilst Helen and Danni tell you all the gory details... but somewhere in the dark they'll find the laughs and the light. Devils In The Dark is available from 28th February with new episodes out every Monday, so search D...

Feb 28, 202211 minEp. 47

Episode 234 - The Hillsborough Disaster

The deadliest event in UK sporting history took place on the 15th of April, 1989. In the starting minutes of the F.A. Cup semi-finals between Liverpool F.C. and Nottingham Forest, a disaster unfolded which to date has claimed the lives of 97 people. and left 766 others injured on the day. These innocent people were the victims of the complacency, ineptitude, and sheer incompetence of those whose very jobs were to ensure their safety. Institutional coverups, police corruption, evidence tampering,...

Feb 24, 202254 minEp. 234

Episode 233 - Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf

In the world of true crime, the media is often accused of inaccuracy, dramatisation, and sensational headline writing, but there's an exception to every rule. Never has a killer fitted their moniker more than Peter Kürten, 'The Vampire of Düsseldorf'... Kürten may well have had a reflection and he may not have hung from the ceiling like a bat, but in one very key aspect, he was every bit Deutschland's Dracula. May 27th London Live Show Tickets: Tickets through DICE! Become a patron: Patreon Orde...

Feb 17, 202257 minEp. 233

Episode 232 - Novichok Eau de Toilette: Sergei & Yulia

On the 4th of March, 2018, the residents of Salisbury, England, watched on in horror as British soldiers flooded their streets, and people in hazmat suits cordoned off their roads. Earlier that day, a man and a woman had collapsed on the high street; both were convulsing and foaming from the mouth. The people of Salisbury had no idea that their sleepy little town was ground zero for the first chemical weapon attack, using a deadly nerve agent, in Western Europe since WW2. Become a patron: Patreo...

Feb 10, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 232

Bonus - Patreon Round-Up: January 2022

Have you been on the fence about becoming a patron of RedHanded for a while? Hopefully, this round-up of some of our best exclusive patron-only content from January will help you make up your mind. We've got a snippet from our bonus episode on "The Doodler" an artistic pick-up specialist turned murderer in 70's San Fransisco, a case of modern slavery from this month's In the News, and some creepy scam stories from Under the Duvet. If you'd like to learn more about becoming a patron head on over ...

Feb 04, 202226 minEp. 46

Episode 231 - A Storm in a Teacup: The Murder of Alexander Litvinenko

If a man in his mid-forties crashed into your local hospital being violently sick and claiming to have been poisoned by the Russian State, you'd be forgiven for thinking he was just another drunk member of the public. However, what Alexander Litvinenko had ingested was a little bit stronger than anything available at your local pub. Pop on your ushankas and buy a first-class ticket to Moscow, it's time for round one of RedHanded vs The Kremlin. Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book h...

Feb 03, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 231

Episode 230 - Peter Manuel: The Beast of Birkenshaw

In early January of 1956, Glasgow police received a phone call about a break-in at the home of the Smart family. The scene they walked in on however was something far more sinister. Peter Smart, his wife, Doris, and their 10-year-old son Michael had all been shot dead at point-blank range in their beds. It was clear to detectives that the Smarts had been dead for almost a week, but if that was true, it didn’t explain who’d been feeding their cat… Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book...

Jan 27, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 230

Episode 229 - Scientology - Part 2: How to Make Celebrity Friends and Influence People

This week Hannah and Suruthi finish their two-part attempt to unravel the mysteries of Scientology (and get themselves fair-gamed) by discussing Scientology's most important questions like: "what is the current structure of The Church of Scientology?", "where does Tom Cruise fit in?" and most importantly "where on Xenu's green earth is dead-eyed Dave's wife Shelly Miscavige?" Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Or...

Jan 20, 20222 hr 37 minEp. 229